STANDARD
The overall appearance of the Bull Terrier should be one of strength, strongly built, muscular symmetrical and active, with a keen, determined and intelligent expression, full of fire but of sweet disposition and amenable to discipline.

Head- The head should be long, strong and deep right to the end of the muzzle, but not coarse. Full face it should be oval in outline and be filled completely up, giving the impression of fullness with a surface devoid of hollows or indentations. In profile it should curve gently downwards from the top of the skull to the tip of the nose. The forehead should be flat across from ear to ear. The distance from the tip of the nose to the eyes should be perceptibly greater than that from the eyes to the tip of the skull. The under jaw should be deep and well defined.

Lips - should be clean and tight.

Teeth - should meet in either a level or in a scissors bite. In the scissors bite the upper teeth should fit in front of and closely against the lower teeth and they should be sound, strong and perfectly regular.

Ears - should be small thin and close together, they should be capable of being held stiffly, erect when they point upwards.

Eyes - should be well sunken and as dark as possible, with a piercing glint and they should be small, triangular and obliquely placed; set near together and high up on the dog’s head. Blue eyes are disqualified.

Nose – should be black, with well-developed nostrils and bent downwards at the tip.

Neck – should be very muscular, long, arched and clean, tapering from the shoulder to the head and it should be free from loose skin.

Chest – should be broad when viewed from the front, and there should be great depth from withers to brisket, so that the latter is nearer to the ground than the belly.

Body – should be well rounded with marked spring of rib, the back should be short and strong. The back ribs deep. Slightly arched over the loin. The shoulders blades should be wide and flat and there should be a very pronounced backward slope from the bottom edge of the blade to the top edge. Behind the shoulders there should be no slackness or dip at the withers.

Legs – should be big boned but not the point of coarseness; the forelegs should be of moderate length, perfectly straight, and the dog must stand firmly upon them. The elbows must turn neither in or out, and the pasterns should be strong and upright. The hind legs should be parallel viewed from behind. The thighs very muscular. Hind pasterns short and upright.

Feet – should be round and compact with well-arched toes. The standard calls for straight front legs with elbows pointing straight back and the middle toes straight forward.

Tail – should be short, set on low, fine, and ideally should be carried horizontally. It should be thick were it joins the body and should taper to a fine point.

Coat – should be short, flat and harsh to the touch and with a fine gloss.

Movement – The dog shall move smoothly, covering the ground with free, easy strides, fore and hind legs should move parallel each to each when viewed from in front or behind. The dog should move compactly but with a typical jaunty air that suggests agility and power.